Restraining device



Y i. tion'will be better understood when the folj lowing detailed :description is read in con- Y. l Anection with the accompanying drawingf Y" In the drawing forming partbf ap-V plication, like numerals of lreference indi- 'Patented' Oct. 12, r1926.

n WILLAM RANKIN, 'or oriana," NEBRAsKAL RESTRAINING v This Vinvention contemplatesl they proviision of a restraining device designed to 4be attached to a cowsl legs to prevent the cowV from moving around onzher feet, orkick'-V ing, especially when 'the cow is being milked. l The nature and advantages ofthe inven the invention residing inthe construction,

combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

cate Vsimilar parts in thegseveral views, and

wherein: j v

Figure' 1V is la view showing the application of the invention.

`Figure 2 is a'view of the invention re-.-

vmoved; y

Figure Sis a-'detail sectional view.V ,n Referring to the drawing inl detail, 10

indicates a pair of hooklike members which may be constructed ofany suitable material and vary in'size and shape without departing from the spirit of the invention,

although one end'of each member is preferably. rolled as at 11 to receive an annulus ll2 of rope or other suitable flexible material Aas shown. Interposed between these an-A nuli 12 is a tubular vmember13'which is preferably constructed of metal, and-con-` nected with the annuli inthe manner to be presently described. Projecting fromone end of this tubular member 13 is an eye 14 which receives the4 adjacent annulus 12,

j while associated with the other annulus is j, Y a block and pulley rindicated'generally at,

15.A KProjecting from'the other end of the;

tubular memberilB is an eye V16 vwhich lre- ;ceives the loop end 17 of a cable 18. This cable" is drawn over the pulley and subsequently passedthroughthe tubular member 18, so that the'rhookV like members 10 can beadjusted toward and away from each lother as the occasion ,may require. The

tubular member 13 is split adjacent .one end, and portions ofthe member bent outwardly in Yparallelism to Aprovide pivot ears 19 upon which is mounted a cam shaped lever 20, This lever is utilized to movement clamp` the cabley to thev tubularjmember i after the. `hook ,like members-have been adjusted or properly .positior'led'withv relationv to `each other, vvand thus prevent: casual membersf i Y r. e

In practice, theY hook like members v10 are passed overgthe tendons'ofl the cows;

legs, and the cable drawn throughfthe tu,- bular member 13 until'the device is properfly positioned on theleg'sQ- of the cow, after which the lever is moved to an active p0- sitionfor the vpurpose above stated.` With th'device in the positionv shown 'in Figure 1,.tl -.e cowis prevented- -fromkicking or moving around on llier feet. If desiredthe end of the-cows tail may be placed under of the cable and said hook like yoneof `the hooklikeg members 10 as itis v adjusted and thus prevent the vcow froml moving her tail,A which is veryv desirable...

when` milking.. 'Ihedevice is very simple 1n construction and can be manufactured and sold at a nominal cost.

while it is believed, um from the rom-,

going description, the' nature and advantages .of the invention willA be readily rapshown and described andv that such lchanges may 'be resorted" to-when vdesired as fall within thescope oflwhat is` claimed.

VvHaving 'i thus described the invention, I claimz- I f A restraining device of the character described comprising spaced hook like vmembers, a flexible annulus connected with each member, a tubular membern directly conf nected `with one of said annuli, a block and pulley connected' to. the otherannulus, a

cable terminally connected toV 'one end ofthe' v 4.tubular member and trained over said pulv lley and subsequently passedy throughsaid tubular member, whereby said hook like `members can be adjusted toward land away'` from each other, and a cam leverpivoted on the tubular @memberand'` arranged to 1 `clamp said cable vto hold; the'parts against movement when the device is in use.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature. Y,

WILLIAM aannam, f

` parent7 I- desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is' herein v 

